From the banks of Burcham Creek…
Stealing…
When I was a young boy my brother
Tim and I visited our grandparents
Woodrow & Ozell Childs during
The summer upon occasion.
I remember one such visit
Pa brought out an old B.B. gun
For us to shoot.
A neighborhood boy about our age
came be to play with us.
When the young friend left to go
back home I noticed the
B.B. gun was missing.
This was probably the first time
I dealt with such a loss.
I was reminded of this recently when
A co-worker and friend that I work with
Recently made a 2-week trip to Europe
With another co-worker.
When they got back to Huntsville Airport
Their luggage was not there.
For several days my friend called about his
Things. Finally, the luggage appeared
However, his watch was missing
From his things.
It was a gift from his fiancé and he really
Was disappointed about the
Theft of the watch.
The Bible has something to say
About stealing.
In one of the 10 commandments
God gave to Moses the Word simply
States… “You shall not steal” Exodus 20:15.
In the New Testament the Apostle Paul
Reminded the church at Ephesus…
“Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather
Let him labor working with His hands what
Is good, that he may have something to give
Him who has need” Ephesians 5:28.
Did you realize there are many ways to steal?
Here is an example to consider…
How many workers in America
steal from their employers
Daily?
When they punch the time clock
They are being paid to do their job
not to browse their cell phone checking
out their social media pages
or texting family and friends.
Think about it…
Leave the phone in your auto
And in the words of Coach Saban…
“Do Your Job.”
Hayden Childs, Editor
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“ I have called to You,
O God, for You will answer me.
Listen to me and hear my words.”
Psalm 17:6
“For if a man belongs to Christ,
he is a new person.
The old life is gone.
New life has begun.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
God sees in us a masterpiece
That one day will be done;
His Spirit works through all of life
To make us like His Son.
- Sper
Only God can transform
A sin-stained soul
Into a masterpiece of grace
- Anonymous
Three grand essentials to
happiness in this life are
something to do,
Something to love,
and something to hope for.
- Joseph Addison
It is inevitable that some defeat
will enter even the most victorious life.
The human spirit is never finished
when it is defeated...
it is finished when it surrenders.
- Ben Stein
Life moves pretty fast;
if you don’t stop and look around
Every once in a while,
you could miss it.
- John Hughes
All you need is the plan,the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.- Earl Nightingale The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,
which mean neverlosing your enthusiasm.
- Aldous Huxley
It’s not whether you
get knocked down.
It’s whether you
get up again.
- Coach Vince Lombardi
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Mama wanted me to be a preacher.
I told her coachin' and preachin'
Were a lot alike.
- Coach Paul Bryant
The old lessons (work, self-discipline,
Sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve)
Aren’t being taught by many people other
Than football coaches these days.
The football coach has a captive audience
And can teach these lessons because the
Communication lines between himself and
His players are more wide open than between
Kids and parents.
We better teach these lessons or else the
Country’s future population will be made up
Of a majority of crooks, drug addicts,
Or people on relief.
- Coach Paul Bryant
I have tried to teach them to show class,
To have pride, and to display character.
I think football, winning games,
Takes care of itself if you do that.
- Coach Paul Bryant
In order to have a winner,
the team must have a feeling of unity,
Every player must put the team first…
ahead of personal glory.
- Coach Paul Bryant
Coach Paul Bryant said there are
five things winning team members
need to know…
1. What is expected from each one.
2. That each one will have an opportunity to perform.
3. How each one is getting along.
4. That guidance will be given where each need it.
5. That each one will be rewarded according to his contribution.
- Developing The Leader Within You
John C. Maxwell, 1993 Thomas Nelson Publishers
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